Born Aug. 25, 1964, in Tacoma, Wash., Blair Underwood lived all around the world with his military family before studying acting at Carnegie Mellon University. Shortly after moving to New York, Underwood landed a guest spot on "The Cosby Show" and made his big-screen debut in the hip-hop classic Krush Groove.In 1987, Underwood was cast in his breakthrough role as lawyer Jonathan Rollins on the long-running TV series "L.A. Law," which earned him a Golden Globe nod in 1991. A dominant force on the small screen ever since, he's starred and played recurring roles in many popular series, including "Sex and the City," "Dirty Sexy Money" and HBO's "In Treatment."
On the big screen, Underwood has turned in memorable performances in films such as Rules of Engagement (2000), Steven Soderbergh's Full Frontal (2002) and Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006).
GA contemporary reimagining of F. Scott Fitzgerald's jazz-age novel The Great Gatsby, this bittersweet drama stars Richard T. Jones as nouveau-riche rap impresario Summer G, who's eager to renew a lost romance with former flame Sky Hightower (Chenoa Maxwell). But when the music mogul and the... Read More
Krush GrooveRussell (Blair Underwood), a manager of struggling rap artists, borrows money from villain Jay in order to make ends meet. But after his clients become successful, Russell can't pay back the loan -- much to Jay's consternation. A groovy musical about a struggling record company in a large city, this... Read More
The HitMillionaire record executive Hen (Blair Underwood) wants to bring peace to the hip-hop world, but when he angers the mob while attempting to build a confederacy comprised of other music labels, he soon finds that peace is the furthest thing from the gangsters' minds. In the end, will Hen survive all... Read More
AsunderChance (Blair Underwood) is a photographer who, troubled by the death of his wife and unborn child in a freak accident, accepts an offer from his friend Michael to stay with him and his wife Lauren temporarily -- even though Chance had an affair with Lauren years before. But after moving in with... Read More
How Did It Feel?A floundering playwright (Blair Underwood) is tempted to stray from his aristocratic English wife (Lucinda Clare), the successful author of a series of self-help books, when her seductive sister (Natasha Gregson Wagner, the daughter of legendary actress Natalie Wood) steps forward to serve as his... Read More
The Art of Getting By (2011) | PG-13 | |
The Event (2010) | NR | |
I Will Follow (2010) | NR | |
For Love of Liberty (2010) | NR | |
The Bridge to Nowhere (2009) | R | |
NR | ||
In Treatment (2008) | TV-MA | |
Operation Homecoming (2007) | NR | |
Dirty Sexy Money (2007) | TV-PG | |
Madea's Family Reunion (2006) | PG-13 | |
Something New (2006) | PG-13 | |
Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006) | NR | |
The Hit (2005) | NR | |
The Golden Blaze (2005) | G | |
How Did It Feel? (2004) | NR | |
Fronterz (2004) | NR | |
NR | ||
Whispers of Angels (2004) | NR | |
Malibu's Most Wanted (2003) | PG-13 | |
Truth Be Told (2003) | R | |
Full Frontal (2002) | R | |
G (2002) | R | |
The Jesus Experience (2002) | NR | |
Rules of Engagement (2000) | R | |
The Wishing Tree (1999) | NR | |
Mama Flora's Family (1998) | NR | |
Asunder (1998) | R | |
Gattaca (1997) | PG-13 | |
Set It Off (1996) | R | |
Soul of the Game (1996) | PG-13 | |
Mistrial (1996) | R | |
Just Cause (1995) | R | |
Posse (1993) | R | |
On the Streets of L.A. (1993) | NR | |
PG-13 | ||
Heat Wave (1990) | NR | |
Murder in Mississippi (1989) | NR | |
Krush Groove (1985) | R | |
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